The Jesuit from Bombay who helped in setting up St. X College in Goa was Fr Edwin (Cruz)..... not Edward. From Goa he was sent to Japan, if I recall correctly, where he died. Fausto Dias ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teotonio R. de Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <goanet@goanet.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 9:43 PM Subject: [Goanet] Re: Fr. Jorda and Loyola High School
> Dear Eric > > Here follow some more details to add to my earlier posting on Fr. Jorda as > the first principal of Loyola High School, Margão. > > Its earlier name St. Theotonio Union High School was derived from its > founder´s patron saint, namely of Patriarch-Archbishop of Goa, D. Theotonio > Vieira de Castro. St. Theotonio is my patron saint as well, celebrated in > the Portuguese liturgical calendar on 18th Feb. > > The school was earlier known as Union High School, and was founded by Roque > Santana Gracias in 1899. He was a landlord from Loutolim, and was educated > in Bombay. He was held in high esteem by his teachers and students. He died > in 1923. The school was acquired by the archdiocese in 1932, and was renamed > St. Theotonio Union High School. It was affiliated to Bombay University in > 1933. The foundation-stone of its present building was laid in 1935. The > patriarch D. Jose da Costa Nunes, called the Jesuits to take over the school > in 1944. Goa Mission of the Jesuits had then been functioning under Fr. João > Augusto de Miranda, as its superior. The last non-Jesuit link of that school > was Fr. Apolinario da Cruz Pinto. The Goa Jesuits did not have any > experienced principal to take up the responsibility for the new venture and > obtained Fr. Andrew Jorda S.J. on loan from the Bombay Province of the > Jesuits. He was loaned for 1 year, but was requested to stay on for another > half year. He was then recalled by the Bombay Province. Goanetters may > recall how the Goa Archdiocese invited more recently three Jesuits to start > St. Xavier's College (Fr. Edward from Bombay, Fr. Carl from Gujerat, and Fr. > Pallitanam from Kerala) > > > > > > _____________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. > Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org) _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)